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Jewish life in Germany: Merz gives emotional speech

On Monday evening, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz struggled to hold back his tears as he gave an emotional speech celebrating the reopening of the synagogue in Munich. The synagogue on ...
Yahoo

Number of refugees in Germany rises by 4% to 3.3 million

The number of refugees living in Germany rose by 4.1% to 3.3 million in 2024, official figures showed on Monday. Germany's Central Register of Foreign Nationals (AZR) registered 132,000 more ...
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I've lived in Berlin for 5 years. The US will always be my home, but I feel more at ease living in Europe.

I grew up in the Midwest and miss the friendliness and small talk back home. Pleasant chitchat has been rare for me in Germany, but I continue to live here for the hiking and security. I feel safer in ...
The Forward

Germany excels at restoring synagogues destroyed by the Nazis. But can they foster new Jewish life?

I was in the pews when Munich reopened the Reichenbachstrasse Synagogue — the city’s only surviving prewar synagogue — last month. It is an exquisite restoration and a bevy of politicians showed up.
CNN

‘I’ve never lived in a pretty place like this’: How moving from the US to Germany changed this woman’s outlook on life

Driving past the mountains, creeks, and rivers near her home in southwestern Germany, Kate Raidt says the scenery still catches her attention. She jokes that she’s “probably the only soccer mom from ...
PBS

Life After Liberation - Holocaust Survivors in Post-War Germany

Stories of Shoah survivors freed near Landsberg am Lech and later housed in Displaced Persons camps. A look at the stories of Shoah survivors liberated near Landsberg am Lech, in southern Germany, and ...